US Trademark Office Grants Renewal of Registered Trademark to Parent Coaching Institute
The Parent Coaching Institute (PCI) recently received word that the US Trademark Office has granted their renewal for the registered trademark, Parent Coach Certification®
BELLINGHAM, WA, November 19, 2025 -- The US Trademark Office has renewed Parent Coaching Institute's registered trademark, Parent Coach Certification® for another ten years. First granted in 2006 after an extensive investigative period, the Parent Coach Certification® trademark points to PCI's exclusive parent coach training program. The mark signifies PCI as a global leader in the parent coaching industry, setting and maintaining high standards for parent coach certification.
"I am thrilled that we have been approved for renewal through 2035," stated founder and CEO, Gloria DeGaetano. "Since there are no parent coach training professional organizations monitoring the industry, we take Parent Coach Certification® training seriously. Parents deserve the best. So, with candidates needing to meet specific qualifications, and with a thorough enrollment process, we ensure we certify high-level professionals who have a proven background and experience working in family support. In addition, PCI's training provides not only coaching techniques based on cutting edge research, but also the opportunity to practice coaching with a nine-month practicum."
Ms. DeGaetano was recently interviewed on the Business Growth Spotlight podcast where she shares how she built an international company around a concept the world had never heard of — and the mindset, passion, and evidence-based methodology that made PCI the global leader it is today. Using evidence-based strategies and a well-researched coaching framework, PCI Certified Parent Coaches® work with parents to help them create awareness of new possibilities. The strength-based framework and inquiry-based model PCI uses transforms parent-child relationships.
The Parent Coaching Institute is committed to growing a global community of like-minded professionals dedicated to supporting parents in these stressful and complex times. The PCI's acclaimed distance-learning, graduate-level training program, offered in affiliation with Southern New Hampshire University, enrolls family support professionals through an application process. Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Spring Term, to begin late February 2026. Application deadline is February 1, 2026. For more information or to download an application form, please visit www.ThePCI.org.
About The Parent Coaching Institute
The Parent Coaching Institute (The PCI) offers Parent Coach Certification® for family professionals, coaching services for moms and dads, and specialized programs for companies and organizations. Founded in 2000 by acclaimed educator and thought-leader, Gloria DeGaetano, PCI originated the parent coaching industry. Today it continues to set the highest standards for Parent Coach Certification® and for parent coaching services worldwide. The PCI is headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. For more information, please visit www.ThePCI.org, or call 425-449-8877.
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